put the screw

A form of put the screws — To apply pressure and coercion.

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Meanings

verbput the screw (third-person singular simple present puts the screw, present participle putting the screw, simple past and past participle put the screw)

present singular third person puts the screw · participle present putting the screw

  1. alternativeAlternative form of put the screws.
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APA

put the screw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20the%20screw

MLA

“put the screw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20the%20screw. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “put the screw,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20the%20screw.

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